Memorandum case and register.



J. N. STAGY.

MEMORANDUM OASE AND REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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J. N. STAGY. K MEMORANDUM CASE AND REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1909.

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THE uaRRzs PETERS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES N. STACY, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR `OE ONE-IIALF`TO SARA W. COE, 0F NEW lYORK, N. Y.

MEMORANDUM CASE AND REGISTER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES N. STACY, citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and St-ate of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Memorandum Case and Register, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to articles of stationery, and particularly to an apparatus for holding a roll of writing paper and delivering the same as needed, and re-winding the roll when written upon.

The object of my invention is to provide a device which, made in various sizes, may be used as a means for carrying a roll of paper which may be unreeled as desired, and used, this roll to be used for the purpose of writing lectures, sermons or other mat-ter of like character, which, after being written upon the roll of paper, may be rewound and then unrolled by the person delivering the lecture or sermon. i

In its smaller forms, the device is also useful as a means for conveniently holding notes made for lectures, sermons, etc., and in this form, is intended to be held in the hand and the roll to be gradually unwound as the notes are needed.

The invention may also be used as a record holder for the purpose of keeping accounts and like memoranda, and in this connection also it is provided with means whereby the paper upon which a message is written, after having been rolled up on the receiving roller, cannot be again unrolled except by the use of a key. It will be seen that this is very convenient when messages are to be left which it is not desired to have read by unauthorized persons.

The device further has means for supporting carbon paper above the roll, so that a copy of what is written may be kept.

I have shown in the accompanying drawings an embodiment of my invent-ion, and therein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved copygraph; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3 is an underside plan view; and, Fig. 4 is a fragmentary under-side plan view partly broken away.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 8, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Serial No. 482,054.

in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

My device takes preferably the form of a rectangular casing having downwardly turned sides and a table. This table, in the drawings, is designated 2, and the downwardly extending side-pieces are designated 8. Mounted at the forward and rear ends of the sides 3 in downwardly and inwardly inclined slots 8a, are theirollers 4 and 5, 4 designating the delivery roller, and 5 the receiving roller. It will be seen that the receiving roller and the delivery roller are mounted almost immediately below the forward and rear end of the table. Preferably, the table is covered with material giving a smooth writing surface, as for instance, a sheet of smooth metalli. y

7 designates a strip of writing or memorandum paper which is primarily wound upon the delivery roll 4 and which extends over the table 2 and passes down at the rear end of the same, over the curved upper edge 8 of the table 2, under the curved edge of a cross bar 9, and so to the roll 5. At its forward end, the paper passes over the curved lower edge 10 of the table 2, and between this end l0 and a cross bar l1 which is formed with a rounded face so as not to impede the movement of the paper. In order to guide the paper and hold it in position while permitting the easy movement thereof, I provide the cross bars 12 and 13 which are spaced from the face of the plate 6 and are preferably of metal. These are sufliciently near to the surface of the plate 6 so as to hold the paper in a smooth relation, while permitting its easy movement over the plate 6'.

In order to prevent the rolls 4 and 5 from unwinding accidentally, and in order to thereby keep the paper' under proper tension, I provide the bowed spring plate 14 which is attached at its middle to a cross-piece 15 and has the upwardly and outwardly curved ends 16 which pass beneath the paper on the rolls 4 and 5 and then extend upwardly and outwardly. The resiliency of this spring plate keeps the ends thereof pressed against' the rolls of paper, and the rolls are prevented from any accidental turning movement either forward or backward. This is surface for a new bill.

of great importance in a device of this kind, as it prevents any rumpling of the paper, and keeps it under proper tension, and prevents accidental turning thereof. The rolls 4 'and 5 are each provided with the arbors 17 and 18 which extend outwardly through the sides 3 and are provided on their ends with the knobs 19, or other turning means. By means of these knobs, the paper may be rolledv from one roll to the other,in either direction. Mounted upon the cross-piece 9, is the clamp 20 having a spring 21, whereby thek edge of the clamp is forced downward into engagement with the cross bar 13;. This clamp provides for the adjustment, over the paper 7, of a sheet of carbon paper 7a over which `a duplicate record sheet 7b may be laid.V

It will be seen that theicarbon paper and duplicate record sheet so supported will not be in close contact with the paper 7, but that the roll of paper may be wound up without affecting the condition of the duplicate record sheet and carbon sheet held by the clam 3 20. This construction is particularly usefu where 'memoranda of bills'are to be made on the sheet 7. The original bills are laid upon the carbon sheet, made out, and then the sheet 7 is wound up so as to provide a new IVhile this particular form of my device is 4particularly Vapplicable to keeping a record of bills, it is to be understood `that it may be used for other purposes, as for keeping duplicate records ofy messages, receipts, prescriptions, etc.

Whileso much of my invention as I have described furnishes a very convenient means fory supporting a continuous sheet of paper Y and .windingit up as it is used, I have provided also a means whereby the sheet when itis once wound up with its message or other memorandum thereon, cannot be unwound unauthorizedly. To that end, I provide on the arbor 18 and inside of the side-piece 3, a ratchet wheelV 22, and engaging therewith and supported pivotally upon the side-piece, is a pawl 23 whose detent tooth engages with the ratchet teeth of the wheel 22, the pawl being forced into engagement by its spring 24. The rear end of this pawl is extended beyond the pivot 25, and is adapted to be engaged by an arm 26 which is mounted upon a key spindle 27.Y Preferably, this arm 26 is rectangular in plan, and has a flat lower Vface and a flat side face, the flat lowerY face engaging withv the prolongation of the pawl 23, in one position, but being disengaged therefromwhen it is turned into the position shownin Fig. V2. rIhe arm 26 and the-.key arbor 27 thereof are adapted only to be turned by ya key fitting the key arbor or an openingmade in the arm 26. Under normal circumstances, the spring 28' will hold-the arm 26 in its raised position, andl thus the spring 24 will force the pawl into engage ment with the ratchet. Hence, the pawl will prevent any unwinding of the paper after it has been wound upon the roller lllhen it is desired, however, to read what has been written upon the paper 5, the person who has the key fitting the arbor and arm 26, inserts the same and turns the key so that it engages with the rear end of the pawl, and forces it out of engagement with the ratchet. Upon-this disengagement, the roller 4 may be reversely turned, and the paper held upon the roller 5 will be unwound, permitting the messages to be read.

VIt will be plain that this device is pa r'ticularly useful where messages are left which it isnot desired that unauthorized persons shall read, as for instance, business messages, or messages left for a doctor by al patient.

lVhile I have shown a, very simple form of key arbor 27, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to this, as it is obvious that the key arbor and arm 26 might be so constructed as to require a very peculiarly shaped key to be used in order to unlock the pawl from its engagement.

In the construction heretofore described, I have stated that the rolls are provided with knurled knobs, whereby they may be turned. In many instances, however, as for instance, where my device is of small com` pass, and is intended to be carried in the hand, it is most convenient that means be provided for automatically winding up the roller 5, and for permitting or controlling this winding movement when desired. To this end, as shown in F ig. 4, I have provided the roller 5 with a winding spring 30 which, in the embodiment shown, is attached to one end of the casing and at its other end to the arbor 18. The pawl and ratchet 22 and 23, previously described, will of course permit of winding up of this spring, the pawl holding the spring from unwinding. At the other end of the roller, I provide a ratchet 31 of any desired character, bu't shown as a ratchet whose teeth project outwardly or in the direction of the axis ot the roller. In connection with the ratchet 31, I provide a pawl 32 pivoted at its middle to the casing, as at 33, and having a springI 34 which depresses it inward into engagement with the ratchet 31. The other end of the pawl 32 is formed with the outwardly extending portion 35 having a button arranged convenient to the hand of the operator. I't will be obvious, now, that upon a pressure upon the button, the pawl will be lifted from engagement with the ratchet 31, and that the spring 30 will im- -mediately act to rotate the roller and to wind up the strip of paper thereon. In use, when it is desired to reel up the strip of paper, it is only necessary to press the button 36, whereupon the pawl will be lifted and the roller will be actuated. Thus, a device of this kind may be used for holding a lecturers or speakers notes, and in place of having to manually wind up the receiving roller, it is only necessary to press 'the button 36. lVhen the paper has been wound ott the roll l to the degree desired in order to present the proper notes, the pressure on the button 36 is released, whereupon the ratchet 31 is again engaged.

The advantages oi" my invention are obvious, and by reason oit' its construction, it is applicable in a large variety of circumstances, and to many uses. While I have shown the forms which I deem preferable, I do not wish to be limited to these, as it is obvious that 'the details or construction may be changed in many ways, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that it may be modified 'to suit it to various uses.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1- 1. In a device of the character described, a table, side pieces supporting the table and extending downwardly, a delivery roll mounted in one end of the table a receiving roll mounted at the other end, a web of paper mounted on one of 'the rolls extending across the face of the table and engaged with either ot said rolls whereby the web may be moved across the :tace of the table, means on the rolls whereby they may be rotated to wind or unwind the paper from one to the other roll, a ratchet wheel carried by the receiving roll, a pawl mounted intermediately of one of the side pieces and engaging with said ratchet wheel, said pawl being extended rearwardly of its pivot, an arm pivotally moun'ted within the side pieces and adapted when moved to contact with the rear end of the pawl and raise the latter from engagement with the ratchet to release the roll, an arbor on the arm adapted to be engaged by a key to turn into or out or engagement with the pawl, the end of said arm being iiat, and a spring engaging with said flattened end or with the side o'l the arm to hold the arm out of engagement with the pawl or in engagement therewith.

2. In a device of the character described, a table, a delivery roll and a receiving roll mounted at opposite ends of the table, a spring for rotating the receiving roll to wind thereon a web of paper from the delivery roll, a ratchet and pawl for preventing the unwinding of the receiving roll, means for disengaging the pawl from the ratchet to permit said unwinding, said means including a key arbo-r, a ratchet on the other end of said receiving roll, and a pawl engaging with the ratchet to prevent the spring from winding up the receiving roll, said pawl having a button projecting through the side ot the device whereby the pawl may be operated to disengage it from said ratchet.

3. In a device of the character described, a table having opposed downwardly extending sides, the extremities of said side being provided with open-ended diagonal slots extending downwardly and toward the middle of the sides and inclined to the said table, end cross bars mounted on said side pieces at opposite ends of the table, a delivery roll and a receiving roll mounted beneath said end cross pieces and both being provided with projecting arbors adapted to be received within said slots in the side pieces, cross bars located inward ot said end cross pieces spaced from the table and extending across from one side tace to the other, a web of pap-er wound upon the delivery roll extending up over the lower edge or the table, over the face of the t-able beneath saiid spaced cross bars, then downwardly beyond the table and around the receiving roll, a spring clamp supported on one of the end cross pieces and having its edge engaging against the outer tace of the next adjacent `cross bar to hold a piece of transfer paper and a duplicate transfer sheet engaged with said cross bar, means for rotating the receiving roll to wind the web of paper thereon, and a locking device preventing the unwinding of the web of paper from the receiving roll, said locking device including a key arbor.

4. In a device of the character described a table, having opposed downwardly extending side pieces, the extremities ot' said side pieces being diagonally slotted, end cross vpieces mounted on said side pieces at opposite ends ot' the table, a delivery roll and a receiving roll both provided with projecting arbors adapted to be received within said slotted portions of said side pieces, cross bars spaced from the table and extending across from one side to the other, said cross bars being located inward of the end cross pieces, a web of paper mounted upon the delivery roll and extending across said table and beneath said cross bars, then downwardly over the upper end or" the table, to the receiving roll, a spring clamp supported on one end cross piece and having its edge engaging against the upper tace of the next adjacent cross bar, a spring connected with the arbor of the receiving roll to rotate the latter to wind the web ot paper thereon, opposed ratchet wheels on the arbor of the receiving roll, a pawl engaging with one of the ratchet wheels to prevent the reverse movement of the roll, and lock it against said reverse movement, said pawl being mounted upon the inside face of one of the side pieces, an arbor projecting through said side pieces and having an arm adapted to engage With the pawl to elevate the same from engagement With the ratchet and hold it disengaged, said arbor being so formed as to be engaged by a key, a ratchet mounted on the opposite side piece, a paWl engaged therewith, and preventing the Winding up of the receiving roll, said paWl being pro- 10 vided with a finger but-ton projecting out through the Side piece and adapted to be pressed to raise the paWl out of engagement with the ratchet to permit the spring to rotate the receiving roll.

In testimony .whereof I aitix my signature 15 in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES N. STACY. Vitnesses FREDERIC B. VRiGHT V. N. VVooDsoN. 

